4-Year-Old Girl Dead, Mom Charged With Murder in California DUI Crash

Tragic DUI Crash and Drowning

• ⚠️ A four-year-old girl, Reagan, drowned after her mother, Juliet Aosta, crashed their Subaru SUV into an irrigation canal while driving under the influence.
• 🚨 The mother's blood alcohol content was 0.15, nearly double California's legal limit of 0.08.
• 🛣️ The crash involved driving onto the shoulder, sideswiping a pole, driving up an embankment, and then into the canal, with multiple missed opportunities to stop.

Mother's Actions Post-Crash

• 🏠 After the crash, the mother left the scene and went home to take a bath, while her daughter remained trapped in the submerged vehicle.
• 💔 This behavior was described as egregious and unprecedented by a Mothers Against Drunk Driving representative.
• 🔍 A Stanislaus County deputy later found Reagan still buckled in her car seat in the vehicle, performing CPR before she was rushed to the hospital.

Legal Implications and Defense Arguments

• ⚖️ The mother is charged with murder in California, a charge that a Mothers Against Drunk Driving representative believes should apply to all DUI fatalities.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Defense arguments considered by a lawyer included the possibility of being force-fed alcohol, new medication, or head trauma causing disorientation.
• 🚫 The prosecution would likely counter these defenses by emphasizing the mother's coherent actions of going home and taking a bath, indicating awareness.